June's best sports quotes

Click through the slideshow to see June's best sports quotes. PHOTOS BY ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, AP, GETTY IMAGES, ;TEXT BY MARK WHICKER, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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“I'm delirious right now. I feel like Pinocchio with no strings.” – Jason Giambi, Indians DH, after a 5-0 victory over Tampa Bay that began 10 hours after a game that ended at 2:53 a.m., June 1. PHOTO BY BOB LEVEY, GETTY IMAGES; TEXT BY MARK WHICKER, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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“It's like putting a quarter in the machine.” – Paul Lo Duca, ESPN analyst, while watching Cal State Fullerton's strike-throwing Thomas Eshelman beat Arizona State in the NCAA regional, June 2. PHOTO BY ROD VEAL, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER; TEXT BY MARK WHICKER, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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“It's not do or die, but it is." -- Justin Williams, Kings winger, looking to Game 3 of the Western Confereence finals after Los Angeles fell behind 2-0 to Chicago, June 3. PHOTO BY MICHAEL GOULDING, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER; TEXT BY MARK WHICKER, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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“I have regrets when I have said things that I shouldn't have said, but I have no regrets about having a sense of humor and having a thick skin and enjoying life.” – Gordon Gee, Ohio State University president who resigned after off-the-cuff remarks disparaging Notre Dame and the SEC, June 4. PHOTO BY JAY LAPRETE, AP; TEXT BY MARK WHICKER, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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“Somewhere down the line we lost the scouting report from the bullpen to the mound.” – Dale Sveum, Cubs manager, after Hector Villanueva gave up a first-pitch, game-winning home run to the Angels' Albert Pujols, June 4. PHOTO BY NAM Y. HUH, AP; TEXT BY MARK WHICKER, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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“It was good to see my work to come to….what's the word? Fruition. I've never actually said that. I've typed it, but I've never said it, so I was a little unsure.” – Chris Archer, Rays pitcher, after a 2-1 victory over Baltimore, June 7. PHOTO BY CHRIS O'MEARA, AP; TEXT BY MARK WHICKER, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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“It was 25 against 72 out there because all their DH guys were out there. I guess their arms are feeling pretty good. They were throwing good punches.” – Miguel Montero, Diamondbacks catcher, after a brawl with the Dodgers prompted by knockdown pitches by Ian Kennedy and Zack Greinke, June 11. PHOTO BY MARK J. TERRILL, AP; TEXT BY MARK WHICKER, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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“I took out the ring and showed it to him and he put it on and he goes, ‘I could kill someone with this ring.' I put my hand out and he put it in his pocket, and three KGB guys got around and walked out.” – Bob Kraft, Patriots owner, recounting how Russian president Vladimir Putin walked off with one of his Super Bowl rings, June 14. PHOTO BY STEPHEN SAVOIA, AP; TEXT BY MARK WHICKER, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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“Maybe I got into the wine a little too much last night.” – Bruce Bochy, Giants manager, when asked why he hit Brandon Crawford third and why he put Buster Posey in the wrong batting-order slot on a double-switch, in a 5-3 loss to San Diego, June 17. PHOTO BY DAVID ZALUBOWSKI, AP; TEXT BY MARK WHICKER, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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“There's no eighth game, is there? This is the last game. That's the best news I've heard all day.” – Gregg Popovich, Spurs coach, before Game 7 of the NBA Finals at Miami, June 19. PHOTO BY LYNNE SLADKY, AP, TEXT BY MARK WHICKER, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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“I had two eagles and my dad is always telling me I'm rubbish at par-5s so hopefully he'll feel better about that.” – Matthew Nixon, after shooting 654 in the first round of the BMW International in Munich, June 20. PHOTO BY WARREN LITTLE, GETTY IMAGES; TEXT BY MARK WHICKER, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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“When the Yankees have something to announce, we will. Alex should just shut up.” – Brian Cashman, Yankees general manager, upset that Alex Rodriguez announced on his own that he was cleared to play rehab games after being hurt all season, June 25. PHOTO BY KATHY WILLENS, AP; TEXT BY MARK WHICKER, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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“You're playing the guy and then you're playing the legend. You're playing two of them. You're saying, ‘Am I about to beat him. Is it possible?'' – Sergjy Stakhovsky, after upsetting seven-time champ Roger Federer iat Wimbledon, June 26. PHOTO BY ANJA NIEDRINGHAUS, AP; TEXT BY MARK WHICKER, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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"There'd be 25,000 in the park, 24,000 of them rooting for Mississippi State, 900 who didn't care, and then our 100. But we loved the support we got." -- Zack Weiss (32), UCLA pitcher, on the scene in Omaha when the Bruins got their first College World Series championship, June 27. PHOTO BY ARMANDO BROWN, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER; TEXT BY MARK WHICKER, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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“Miami.” – Miguel Cabrera, Tigers third baseman, asked where Prince Fielder's 414-foot home run would have landed had it not hit a catwalk at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, June 29. PHOTO BY CHRIS O'MEARA, AP; TEXT BY MARK WHICKER, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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“I'm as surprised as anybody else.” – Anthony Bennett, UNLV forward, upon being picked first overall in the NBA draft, by Cleveland, June 27. PHOTO BY MIKE STOBE, GETTY IMAGES; TEXT BY MARK WHICKER, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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“I would call him an idiot but I'm too classy for that.” – Doc Rivers, Clippers coach, responding to Bill Simmons' criticism on ESPN that Rivers had “quit” on the Cetlics, June 27. PHOTO BY JEFF GROSS, GETTY IMAGES; TEXT BY MARK WHICKER, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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“Stress relief is the reason I tweet. When you see a bunch of tweets come up from @MSUAD, it's because I'm either stressed about something or extremely bored.” – Mark Hollis (left), Michigan State athletic director, on social media, June 29. PHOTO BY AL GOLDIS, AP; TEXT BY MARK WHICKER, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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